Neither of these Big 12 teams will be playing in a BCS bowl game, but both Texas (6-4) and Texas A&M (6-5) can improve their bowl position with a win on Turkey Day. <\/p>\n
Venue\/ Stadium: Kyle Field, COLLEGE STATION, TX No. 25 Texas Longhorns vs. Texas A&M Aggies Preview<\/strong><\/p>\n The Longhorns have lost 2 in a row while the Aggies snapped their 3 game losing streak with a blowout win this last Saturday. NCAAF lines have Texas A&M as 7.5-point home favorites with a total of 54.<\/p>\n In their last games Texas A&M lit up Kansas beating them 61-7 while Texas lost to Kansas State 17-13.<\/p>\n One of the main reasons that Texas A&M is the favorite is that Texas needs to run the ball to win and while they have a legit ground attack their RB’s are banged up and will be facing a Aggies’ run defense that ranks 15th in the nation.<\/p>\n Case McCoy will probably get the start under center in this game since David Ash threw 2 picks in the KSU game. He has a decent WR corps and if the Aggies stuff the run McCoy will have to carry the offensive load. That may not be a bad thing, as while the Aggies have a great run defense their pass defense only ranks 118th out of 120 FBS teams.<\/p>\n Texas RB Malcolm Brown leads the Longhorns in rushing yards and after missing a couple games he played last week, but struggled only picking up 33 yards averaging a less than stellar 3 yards per carry. He and Joe Bergeron will have to pick up some yards on the ground, especially with freshman McCoy at the helm. [soliloquy id=”82219″]<\/p>\n The Longhorns have to avoid the turnover, as they had 2 last week and even though their D only gave up 121 total yards they still lost.<\/p>\n The Longhorns’ offensive line must play well in this game opening up holes for the rushing offense and keeping the Aggies pass rush out of the backfield. Texas A&M has the most sacks in the nation.<\/p>\n The Aggies have a more well-balanced offense ranking 15th in the nation in passing yards per game and 18th in the nation in rushing yards per game. QB Ryan Tannehill has a solid WR corps and has passed for 19 TD and 6 INT in his last 6 games.<\/p>\n Cyrus Gray has rushed for 1,045 yards with 12 TD and Texas has a solid run defense ranking 8th in the nation and they totally stuffed the run last week against Kansas State even though they lost.<\/p>\n Betting Trends<\/strong><\/p>\n So far this season the Longhorns are 5-5 ATS with an O\/U record of 4-5-1 and the Aggies are only 3-8 ATS and has an O\/U record of 7-4.<\/p>\n The Longhorns are 0-5 ATS in their last 5 games as an underdog and have an Under record of 3-1-1 in their last 5 games.<\/p>\n The Aggies are 2-7 ATS in their last 9 games as a favorite, 1-6 ATS in their last 7 games against a team with a winning record, and has an Over record of 6-1 in their last 7 games as a favorite.<\/p>\n The Longhorns have only covered the spread 1 time in their last 6 games against the Aggies.<\/p>\n Jason’s Pick<\/strong>: Have to go with Texas A&M here, as their offense is too good and their run defense will keep the Texas RB’s in check. Take the Over as well, as I think the Aggies may score close to 54 points themselves.<\/p>\n The CappersPicks.com college football weekly predictions pages! We KNOW you will find our FREE weekly college football picks<\/a>, tips, betting advice, strategies, CFB gambling articles and more to help you become the best College football bettor on your block!!<\/p>\n Texas Longhorns vs Texas A&M Aggies. 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\nTime\/Date: 8 PM EST Thursday, November 24, 2011
\nNCAA Odds From: BetOnline
\nMoneyline: Texas +255 \/ Texas A&M -330
\nSpread (ATS): Texas A&M -7.5
\nOver\/Under: 54<\/strong><\/p>\nClick here to CHECK OUT OUR CFB HANDICAPPERS PICKS for the 2011-2012 NCAA Football Season!<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"